Thursday, September 24, 2009

Metro Ethernet - Cheaper and Faster

Metro Ethernet is rapidly growing in popularity among businesses, becoming Adsl2 "next big thing" in access services. Why?

Factors include:

  • Cheaper cost for high-speed service
  • Faster access speeds
  • Reliability
  • Improved and simplified business functions
  • Simplicity for operational staff

Consumers versus High Speed Broadband Internet providers are the driving force behind Metro Ethernet's surge in popularity. And of the above mentioned factors, cheaper prices and faster access speeds are what consumers are demanding. Of almost equal importance are Metro Ethernet's ability to offer a simplified business continuity as well as having a "disaster recovery is better/easier" option.

The improved features of Metro Ethernet clearly indicate that consumers are willing to pay if they can get the services they need to run their businesses efficiently and effectively. Businesses want to save money, but Bluehyppo Malaysia at the expense of losing customers because of a sub-par network that can't produce the results they need to satisfy customers.

One surprise in the drive to Metro Ethernet's popularity is its operational simplicity that allows staff to deal with a single protocol. While Ethernet service providers thought this need would be an important factor to users, Ethernet users actually ranked this as the lowest priority after speed, price, and network capabilities.

A non-driver for Metro Ethernet's popularity is avoiding additional protocol conversions which requires a business to manipulate bandwidth via a Metro Ethernet connection, then to another protocol (such as MPLS or ATM) for WAN transport and back to Ethernet. A very small percentage of Ethernet users and Ethernet service providers saw this as an advantage.

With the increased demand of Metro Ethernet by businesses, large and small, Ethernet carriers will continue to be competitive in pricing and access speeds. Businesses will benefit greatly with reduced operational costs and increased productivity among their staff. This can only be a win-win situation between service providers and businesses.

For more insights and additional information about how Metro Ethernet can match your business's bandwidth needs, please visit http://www.usavetelecom.com

It took me a couple months of indecision (first pondered in July) but this week I took the plunge.A year ago I whimsically decided to abandon my reasonably fine and working OneNote based GTD (Getting Things Done) system and move to Evernote. Im not entirely sure (anymore) what my motivation was, but I can theorize